Higher is better, obviously. A 1080ti is going to perform far better than a 1050ti, but that doesn't mean you need to buy it. What monitor do you have? What is its resolution and refresh rate? Will you only be playing WoT or other games aswell?

Higher is better, obviously. A 1080ti is going to perform far better than a 1050ti, but that doesn't mean you need to buy it. What monitor do you have? What is its resolution and refresh rate? Will you only be playing WoT or other games aswell?

Well i only play wot, i have an ACER S271HL for monitor. I want to change my graphics card to one which will last for years, and give high performance for wot. I have an i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40 GHz 16Gb memory. I don't like my AMD Radeon (TM) R7 360 Series card and want it changed but i dont want a stupidly high card which gives no real benefit. I'm also not very techy so have little idea about graphics cards...

I talked to the shop guy and he said geforce 1050ti would be good, but i have no idea, and i dont want something thats going to be outdated soon as the game gets updated. Much rather shell out more money for a good long-term purchase.

That monitor has a 60HZ refresh rate, which means it can't display any more than 60 FPS. A 1050ti is definitely going to be fine for tanks at max settings at 60+ fps, but you might as well get a 1060 (if you can afford it) just to be on the safe side. The graphics update that's coming soon might be a bit more taxing on the GPU, and you'll also be able to play most other games at 60FPS with max settings

Now performance in WoT is pretty useless since the game is so poorly optimized you'll end up with more than "necessary" once the HD maps are released that actually might have some optimization. But consider that the game will be considerably heavier to run maxed out in probably less than a year due to the HD maps (they will only keep one render so all maps should turn HD) + physics with havok so you should probably upgrade with that in mind.

I still recommend a 1070. I've scaled the resolution up 1.5x and it ran 4K maxed out on a 1080p screen at 60fps. Couldnt notice any difference forcing 1440p at Max while having 3 screens active with movies and other stuff compared to the native res either at 144Hz and stable 120 FPS

Pick up a decent 1070, OC it and that should last you quite a while of maxed out WoT at 1440p

Now performance in WoT is pretty useless since the game is so poorly optimized you'll end up with more than "necessary" once the HD maps are released that actually might have some optimization. But consider that the game will be considerably heavier to run maxed out in probably less than a year due to the HD maps (they will only keep one render so all maps should turn HD) + physics with havok so you should probably upgrade with that in mind.

I still recommend a 1070. I've scaled the resolution up 1.5x and it ran 4K maxed out on a 1080p screen at 60fps. Couldnt notice any difference forcing 1440p at Max while having 3 screens active with movies and other stuff compared to the native res either at 144Hz and stable 120 FPS

Pick up a decent 1070, OC it and that should last you quite a while of maxed out WoT at 1440p

Tried to buy a 1070 yesterday and was told by the supplier they weren't sure whether they'd be able to supply at the list price so they refunded. Seemed odd they'd still list cards despite the pricing issues.

More on topic, was looking at the 1070 more for other games than WoT. Have a 960 that pulls high details about 50 fps @ 1440 so decent enough.

No point in buying a 1070 at the moment. You're better off shelling the extra $50 to $100 for the 1080 if you're looking at spending the money for a 1070.

Only real issue would be your PSU.

^ Agreed. You said that you can afford a 1080ti. That's one of the few cards that's actually being sold at MSRP at the moment. If you can afford it, you might as well get it. The rest of your rig seems pretty strong. If paired up with a 1080ti, that PC of yours could very well last 4-5 years without needing any upgrades (though, as flyingfox said, your PSU could be a problem)

^ Agreed. You said that you can afford a 1080ti. That's one of the few cards that's actually being sold at MSRP at the moment. If you can afford it, you might as well get it. The rest of your rig seems pretty strong. If paired up with a 1080ti, that PC of yours could very well last 4-5 years without needing any upgrades (though, as flyingfox said, your PSU could be a problem)

That monitor has a 60HZ refresh rate, which means it can't display any more than 60 FPS. A 1050ti is definitely going to be fine for tanks at max settings at 60+ fps, but you might as well get a 1060 (if you can afford it) just to be on the safe side. The graphics update that's coming soon might be a bit more taxing on the GPU, and you'll also be able to play most other games at 60FPS with max settings

people dont seem to understand that although the refresh rate is locked to 60hz, that won't stop the extra frames from being visible.

Ie, if your monitor is putting out 60fps, how will the extra frames be visible?

Screen tearing, the monitor may display multiple frames at once.

Something that's slightly more useful than trying to decipher what bit of the screen came from what frame is that the monitor might display a more recent frame, depending on the internal hardware and software.

Something that's slightly more useful than trying to decipher what bit of the screen came from what frame is that the monitor might display a more recent frame, depending on the internal hardware and software.

That's not displaying the extra frames tho - only parts thereof. And in the case of LCDs is detrimental to the experience.

Display lag is another matter again - and typically not related to how many frames you are throwing at a monitor.

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Soooo, I got a message when I loaded into the game this evening. "you have unused rewards please use before 1.4" Or words to that effect. I selected which tanks to apply the bonus to. Do I also have to assign the girl crew members? I vaguely remember from last year that you keep them, but as always WG's potato communication doesn't make it clear..... Just said I'd ask here to save myself from having to visit the main forums.

I hate that f*king capping mission for 260 (LTs)...
It's a hair-pulling nightmare. The description should seriously read "Go ahead and sit in cap circle and have fun while missing out on all the easy cleanup damage and enjoy your frustration after, when your teammates manage to kill the enemy team 2 seconds before you cap."
OMFG.. Any advice on how to do this without becoming crazy?